The Museum

The San Dieguito Heritage Museum was founded in 1988 to preserve artifacts, records and stories pertaining to the history of the communities of the San Dieguito River area.  

The founders had deep roots in the local communities and cherished the uniqueness of the history in the area. They sought to preserve and share this history through a combination of hands-on history experiences as well as traditional exhibits.  The museum’s recent move to a new building on over an acre of property will allow the dreams to be realized.

If you click on the link below, you will be treated to a short video tour of our museum.

CBS Channel 8 Interview and Video

Museum’s Mission Statement

The mission of the San Dieguito Heritage Museum is to collect, preserve and interpret local history.  The museum’s major intent is to tell the story of the communities of the San Dieguito region to children and adults in ways that are authentic and exciting

The Region

The San Dieguito region comprises the area surrounding and including communities of Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas (Leucadia, Cardiff, Olivenhain), and Rancho Santa Fe – roughly the area between the Batiquitos Lagoon and the Los Penasquitos Lagoon.  It is hard to imagine that just a hundred years ago this area was primarily a dry-farming and cattle ranching community with just a few thousand residents.  But as the area has grown and developed, it has acquired an extensive and fascinating history.  The active members of the museum have a strong desire to help people understand how they fit into the community in which they live by illustrating what they share and how they differ from people of the past.

Board of Directors

President:	Fred Bruns	Museum Director:	Will Neblett
Vice President:	Jeff Charles	Museum Secretary:	Barbara Grice
Vice President:	Linda McArdle	Museum Caretakers:	Tom & Bea Lambert
Vice President:	Ralph Stone
Secretary:	Jean Bruns
Treasurer:	Bob Gottfredson
Other Members:	Tom Cozens
	Edgar Engert
	Tom Farley
	Bruce Hall
	Betz Lewis
	Sue Steele
	DonTaylor
	Don Terwilliger
	Dave Young
	Evelyn Weidner

 

The Museum would like to thank Sue Steele for serving as past President and Warren Rapps and Mary Fran Riggs who have cycled off the board.